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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom did Che hide his asthma during his training?
(a) The Mexicans.
(b) The Cubans.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Argentines.

2. What country gave political asylum to Che after his arrest in Guatemala?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Chile.
(d) Brazil.

3. Which of the following countries did Che have the most hatred toward when he was living in Guatemala?
(a) England.
(b) Mexico.
(c) The USA.
(d) Spain.

4. Which of the following illnesses did Doctor Hugo Pesce study?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Measles.
(d) Polio.

5. Who was mismanaging the shipyard Che Guevara's father was interested in purchasing?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His cousin.

6. What was the leader of the military cadre that overthrew the Argentine government when Che was in high school?
(a) Juan Domingo Perez.
(b) Jose Felix Uriburu.
(c) General Pedro Ramirez.
(d) President Ramon Castillo.

7. How long did the Guevara family live in the spa in Alta Gracia?
(a) Five years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Eleven years.
(d) Seven years.

8. What did Castro ask Che to do for his guerrilla army?
(a) Be their doctor.
(b) Be their leader.
(c) Be their translator.
(d) Be their priest.

9. Which of the following fields of study did Che specialize in while studying in college?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Law.
(c) Business.
(d) Politics.

10. Which of the following subjects was NOT one Che read up on in preparation for the Cuban revolution?
(a) Religion.
(b) Strength training.
(c) Economics.
(d) Politics.

11. Where did Che continue his training after the training camps were wiped out in Cuba?
(a) The United States.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Canada.

12. What did Fidel Castro study in university?
(a) Religion.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Law.
(d) Business.

13. In what year did Che finally finish his medial degree and graduate from college?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1943.

14. How did Castro feel about communism at the time that he was released from prison?
(a) He was anti-communism.
(b) He had no political standing on communism.
(c) He didn't know what communism was.
(d) He was pro-communism.

15. How old was Che when he first attended public school?
(a) Eleven years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Seven years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Che do in his spare time during his travels through South America?

2. During what month of the year were the Batista military barracks in Santiago?

3. How was Che first greeted by Maria Antonia Gonzalez and her friends?

4. How long was Che living in Guatemala without work before he finally found some?

5. How many of Castro's men were killed by Batista when they returned to the Cuban shores in 1956?

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